When The Masked Singer seasons two—and three!—will air, and face off against Survivor (probably)

Fox’s hit reality competition The Masked Singer will be back for season two this fall, and it will air Wednesdays at 8, which means that it’s opposite CBS’ Survivor.

While CBS has not yet announced its fall schedule, and could potentially move Survivor, the show has dominated in that timeslot for years, and I’d be very surprised if it moved, even with this new competition.

While head-to-head competition isn’t as significant as it once was, thanks to DVRs, it seems like Fox is trying to do some damage to CBS. Or perhaps they’ll damage their own show by putting it up against one of the most formidable and consistently high-performing reality TV competitions.

If The Masked Singer draws a similar audience to what it had earlier this year, there will be fierce competition: On the night that Survivor: Edge of Extinction premiered in February, its ratings were lower:

Survivor: 7.76 million viewers and a 1.6 rating among people 18 to 49

Masked Singer: 8.22 million viewers and a 2.6 rating among people 18 to 49

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